I tracked this book down to Amazon because it is a subject that interests me and which I have done some research into myself, though minor in comparison.
http://www.amazon.com/ENCOUNTERS-WIT.../dp/1933665726
Reviews of the book are very good so far as I've read. This one is typical:
"A no nonsense, unembellished but fascinating look at this subject. The authors's voice is just as charming and measured as the voices of the Indians recounting their stories. The author allows the stories to tell themselves. Because of her great networking skills among the American Indian reservation system she has the luxury of using only the very best encounter stories, and her Indian heritage gave her access to a people notorious for their reticence and privacy. Probably only a blooded indian could have pried thes stories loose from so many different people." (Typos in the original)
The author is Ardy Sixkiller Clarke, who has a whole page at amazon here:
http://www.amazon.com/Ardy-Sixkiller...ntt_dp_epwbk_0
Her own web page
www.sixkiller.com says this about her:
"Dr. Ardy Sixkiller Clarke brings to the field of ufology degrees in history, English, psychology, and educational leadership and a background as a teacher, university professor, junior college and university administrator, licensed therapist and psychologist, and social science researcher. As a Professor Emeritus at Montana State University and former Director of the Center for Bilingual/Multicultural Education, Dr. Clarke, who is Cherokee/Choctaw, has worked with indigenous people for most of her career. Her first book in the field of ufology was the best-seller
Encounters With Star People: Untold Stories of American Indians. She is also the author of twelve children's' books and the best-selling academic text:
Sisters in the Blood: The Education of Women in Native America. She lives in the middle of the Rocky Mountains in Big Sky Montana."
I'm going to buy this book and if anything I read is of interest here, I'll write about it more extensively after I have finished reading it. Native Americans are not usually stigmatized in their culture for having/talking about paranormal experiences. I'm sure there are sub-cultural differences as well as individual differences but from what I've experienced over the years, Native Americans can talk about such things as "Star People" without being thought crazy by their peers. Anyone who can tap into the stories, as this author is supposed to have done, may have opened a door to a rich and illuminating perspective not heard much from before this. Now, I'm going to go order the book.